The Churchmouse

I went for a bike ride this evening, and happened upon a cat that was chasing a mouse. The mouse eventually got away, claiming sanctuary on the holy ground of a Baptist church. I reckon the cat would have granted him solace, if only due to a strong fear of Cat Hell if nothing else... but just in case, I ran a bit of interference for the mouse.

And so I interfered with nature. I disrupted the local mouse genetics because if that mouse couldn't escape a fat lazy house cat in the first place, maybe it shouldn't be reproducing? The theory of evolution is based on changes resulting from genetic selection; whatever combination of genes are best at living long enough to reproduce, right?

I mean really, when you think about dog breeds or different types of crops, that's precisely what we've done. We selectively breed the plants and animals in order for certain characteristics to become predominant. So why is it that when you begin discussing the application of such practices on humanity, it suddenly becomes a terrible subject that should not even be considered? Eugenics seems like an idea that, at the very least seems worth discussing, in my opinion.

Controversy shmontroversy!